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can you live without internet?

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    #32
    Christ the Redeemer
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Christ the Redeemer


    I've been toying with the idea of cutting my usage down to bare bones. Peoples ****ty opinions and bull**** attitudes really get me down. Worse on here when I know I most likely share a country and polling booth with some of the nonsense.


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    #33
    nocoverart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Christ the Redeemer wrote: »
    I've been toying with the idea of cutting my usage down to bare bones. Peoples ****ty opinions and bull**** attitudes really get me down. Worse on here when I know I most likely share a country and polling booth with some of the nonsense.

    You can do more on the internet than read forum sites you know.


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    #34
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Jasus no. I need the internet to meet women. I don't know where I'd be without my Plenty Of Fish account.


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    #35
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    efb wrote: »
    No. Then I would have to go interact with real people like in the before time. Do they still play Ace of Base in shops?

    They do, on a loop. One of the worst days of my life having to set foot in that shop. Never again.


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    #36
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Without the internet, how will girls send me pics of their diddies in reasonable timeframe?


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    #37
    Christ the Redeemer
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Christ the Redeemer


    nocoverart wrote: »
    You can do more on the internet than read forum sites you know.

    That's mostly what I do.


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    #38
    meoklmrk91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭meoklmrk91


    I'll put it quite simply, someone asked me once would I rather give up the Internet or food, I would give up food, I know that sounds ridiculous but I love the Internet, I am never bored when I have an Internet connection. I had to babysit in a house where I had no Internet connection before, I was there for over 24 hours and all I wanted to do that entire time was leave, I even tried walking to the shop to see if I could get some coverage, thought I was goin to loose my mind.


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    #39
    Sitec
    Registered Users Posts: 2,964 ✭✭✭Sitec


    meoklmrk91 wrote: »
    I'll put it quite simply, someone asked me once would I rather give up the Internet or food, I would give up food, I know that sounds ridiculous but I love the Internet, I am never bored when I have an Internet connection. I had to babysit in a house where I had no Internet connection before, I was there for over 24 hours and all I wanted to do that entire time was leave, I even tried walking to the shop to see if I could get some coverage, thought I was goin to loose my mind.

    Give me a chicken dinner over any internet.


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    #40
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    I saw the sign


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    #41
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    What's this Internet thing? Never been on it. Sounds intriguing.


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    #42
    Vincent Vega
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Vincent Vega


    I went a year and hope to again.
    I don't own a smartphone and have no plan to get one.

    I can't be the only one that finds it utterly depressing that the majority of people are connected to the internet in some shape or form almost 24/7?

    Ok, it can be a useful tool to share things with friends on occasions, but i find that shared moments with people now lose their value somewhat when people are sharing bloody near everything with everyone they know most of the time.
    Remember how you could have a great time with a small group of mates, and it'd be remembered only by the few who were there.
    I guess it's because I'm more introverted than majority of people I know that I don't see the point in sharing so much.

    I often wonder where this 'always on' thing will eventually lead us.

    this image sums up my feelings pretty well.
    EJwvNoU.jpg


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    #43
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    Nope, it's of way more use to me than, say, my spleen.


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    #44
    Splendour
    Registered Users Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Splendour


    I obviously use internet (else I wouldn't be posting here!) but I can just as escape easily live without it. I have zero interest in having a Smartphone and am sick of people telling me if I had one I'd love it.I don't feel the need to be connected to the internet every minute of my life.


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    #45
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,390 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Yes I could, I had no internet at all up until 4 years ago, it's handy but would be no big deal if I had to get rid of it.


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    #46
    Mrs Garth Brooks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Mrs Garth Brooks


    Its like the time I tried being a vegetarian. It lasted a day.

    I'd be lost without the internet.


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    #47
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    April O Neill wrote: »
    Nope, it's of way more use to me than, say, my spleen.

    10 appendixes (appendice?), a gallbladder and both little toes!

    I could live without it, although I don't want to. I couldn't work without it though.


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    #48
    GreenGables
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭GreenGables


    I can live without it. I only have an internet connection because my sons want it.


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    #49
    Vincent Vega
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Vincent Vega




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    #50
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Only today I came within a few seconds of closing my Boards account. I don't really use the internet for much any more, it wastes too much real life time. Good for reference/DIY etc, crap for real life.


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    #51
    [-0-]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭[-0-]


    I could do this for ages if I had enough books to keep me going.


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    #52
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Yes I can, but can the internet live without me?


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    #53
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭Sinfonia


    I'd be happy to go without for a period (not forever), but I think it'd be **** unless everyone I knew also did.
    That said, there's a whole bunch of free stuff and services I'd have to do without, which would be a pain.
    So I guess I'd be happy to quit social networking sites, but then again I just moved abroad so it's my only line to family & friends.
    **** it, I'll just stick with it so.


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    #54
    RobGJ
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭RobGJ


    I wouldn't have a snowballs chance of surviving without the web.. Online all day, everyday at this stage..


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    #55
    Nemeses
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭Nemeses


    I am the internet - I breath the internet.

    I am www.


    no - i luvs interwebs


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    #56
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    But without the internet....

    What will all the keyboard warriors do???

    Would people return to buying porn??

    No countless videos of people hurting themselves or doing incredibly stupid things??

    I will not know what my friend has had for breakfast or an others photo of their child some kind doing some child related activity??


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    #57
    LenaClaire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭LenaClaire


    I use the internet for Skype and such to keep in touch with all of my friends and family back home.

    I think living away from home would be 1000 times harder if I could not easily contact the people at home.


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    #58
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    For personal use I can easily go a few days without it but if I'm working then I need it everyday.
    If I don't need it and don't have it I couldn't care less.


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    #59
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    I think a better question would be can you live without boards? Anyone with over 10,000 posts shows real dedication, or addiction, whatever way you want to look at it. :)


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    #60
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,342 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    For few hours/days maybe but longer than that no!


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    #61
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Daveysil15 wrote: »
    I think a better question would be can you live without boards? Anyone with over 10,000 posts shows real dedication, or addiction, whatever way you want to look at it. :)

    Addiction


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